Teaching adults how to cycle BBS Cubbon Park session 8th March 2026

[Ali Poonawala]

Bangalore Bicycling School, Cubbon Park Session, Sunday 8th March 2026

Hot and sunny day again. Park buzzing with womens day celebrations and events. The men were feeling left out, so we decided to join the fun and make it a "We-Mens" day !

Trainers : Bhoomika, Vinay, Ganesh, Parag , Ali

Hello: Priya and Deepti from Heritage Beku, after Deeptis fabulous performance at the Band stand. Chandrashekhar Ji with chocolates for everyone.

Newbies :

Sangita- The only newbie, and star of the day, she went from basic balance all the way to pedaling down and up by the end of the session, and also started on turns.

Ongoing Learners:

Akshara- Member of the Karjat gang, came after a long time today, she has learnt to ride earleir, but is still not steady with her handlebar control, she worked on that with help from Shraddha.

Ankan- Scooting reasonably well , the lurch has reduced considerably, tried half pedaling uphil for a little bit and is getting a hang of it. with a bit more practice hopefully can try pedaling next week.

Anuha - Came late, rode on her own and practiced turning also started practice for signalling. She helped Prachi with her first hand experience of sugar low driven dizzy spells !

Gaurav- Pedalling is better and lurching has reduced considerably. Zig zag and Circles next time.

Kajol : Second session, came late and continued to practice scooting. Technique is good and will crack it if she comes regularly.

Madhu : Fairly good handle control. Quad power for uphill needs to improve. Dismounting and braking safely are weak areas.

Prachi- Second star of the day, she mastered scooting amd went all the way to pedaling today, but then had a "bonk" and had to stop after a dizzy spell. Saira kindly walked back with her.

Prerna- Worked hard on getting the balance right, the posture and body position are right, but tends to put the foot down when the cycle speeds up. Once that is tackled, she shoud be able to scoot for longer intervals and move on to pedaling.

Saira : Although has managed balance, significant lurching coupled with unsure pedalling braking rhythm causing frequent wobbles and stops. Aiming to steady the handle is the key

Sharon- Continued with practicing riding uphill, managing all the way to the top of the slope now without stopping or lurching. Started on zig zags today.

Vrudhhi- has begun scooting and shows some balance, but needs more focus on improving balance.

**Keep pedaling and see you next weekend! 🚴‍♂️🌿**

Bhoomika, Vinay, Ganesh, Parag, Ali